Firemax/blueG3/users ?

Once again, I'm prepairing to take the bittersweet plunge. Another
(complete) system upgrade. I'm doing a DV feature and need something
that really works. I'm still walking with a Pinnacle-limp. Are any of
you guys using a Firemax Studio, and are you satisfied ? I'm looking
at a G3 400, Premiere 5.0, 67 gigs of ultra ATA.
thanks in advance,
Bob Sherman
Phat Farm Productions
Austin, Tx.
phatfarm@io.com

I actually took the plunge and ordered a Promax system (G3MT300Mhz) today. I basically did months of research and decided that this was the route to take. Unfortunately, most post houses around town either use high end Avid or Media 100 systems. It is difficult to get opinions on affordable systems, at least for me, without hunting down people on the internet or searching for magazine articles. Anyway, I'll have my system soon and if you are still unsure about what to do, feel free to write and I'll be happy to share whatever I can.

Response to Firemax/blueG3/users?

Dispite claims to the contrary, I am having sync issues when laying DV out to tape using the Firemax Drivers. My audio is consistently shifted 3 frames down when using the print to Firemax feature. When I simply preview, it is only 1 frame out of sync. I've notified Promax and have received no response other than that they are looking into it.

[Test consisted of 1 frame of image once per second for 15 seconds with 1 frame of 1khz tone directly under the frame of image. This test clip was then laid out to tape on both a PC-7 and VX-1000. Once on tape, it was recaptured and placed in the timeline of Premiere. Zooming all the way in reveals that the image frame is ahead of the sound frame by 3 to 3.5 frames using the Firemax "Print to Firemax" export module.]